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House approves smoking and vaping restrictions for schools and recreational areas; lawmakers cite youth vaping concerns
Summary
The House considered and approved several bills to expand smoke-free areas and strengthen school reporting rules; members and visitors emphasized rising youth vaping and public-health risks. Measures affecting school smoking and campus notification were among those discussed and later approved by recorded vote.
Lawmakers considered multiple bills that amend existing tobacco-control law and school policies, and later voted to approve the measures listed on the final calendar.
Why this matters: Representatives framed the measures as public-health steps to protect children from secondhand smoke and to curb rising electronic-cigarette (vape) use among youth. The floor record shows presentation, debate and subsequent recorded passage for bills tied to school smoking prohibitions and expanded smoke-free zones.
Most important facts
- Measures and votes: The House debated and later recorded votes approving (among others) Proyecto de la Cámara 60 (school reporting and notification; vote 52–0), Proyecto de la Cámara 175 and Proyecto de la Cámara 201…
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